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Adam Soucie has a nice start…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Adam Soucie has a nice start to a series of articles on accessibility over at Flywheel's design blog, The Layout. He begins with perceivability as defined by WCAG standards because, "if a visually or hearing impaired user can't perceive a…

Josh Habdas shares some tips on…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Josh Habdas shares some tips on how to set up "a $5 Vultr box and Redis with Load Impact to support up to 7000 concurrent WordPress users. " This procedure uses a performance optimization technique called Fetch Injection that enables external…

Matt Cromwell argues for the Single…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Matt Cromwell argues for the Single Purpose Philosophy in WordPress plugin development: "a plugin should have one central purpose, no matter how great or small." Matt shows how this philosophy operates in WooCommerce, Give, and the Activity Log plugin. Overall…

Ella Grimshaw shares how Stripe teaches…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Ella Grimshaw shares how Stripe teaches its employees to code, which started as an experiment. While not every company can devote so much time for its non-developer employees to learn code, Stripe's model seems to have paid off. Non-engineers loved…

A good reminder from Jonathan Williamson:…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

A good reminder from Jonathan Williamson: Don't lose sight of your progress. "You should routinely compare where you are today with where you were as little as three months ago, much less a year ago." This can apply to personal…

Josh Pollock writes about his experiences…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Josh Pollock writes about his experiences adding REST API support to Caldera Forms. "Making your REST API for your plugin as extensible as WordPress is supposed to be is essential," he notes. Josh shows how he structured his REST API…

Wes Bos has a new training…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Wes Bos has a new training course available, this time focusing on how to build apps with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. The course walks you through development of a sample "full stack restaurant application." Wes's courses are super popular and…

Here’s a good comparison of Apache…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Here's a good comparison of Apache and Nginx for WordPress developers from Tom Whitbread. Tom describes how each HTTP server handles connections and explains how to set up PHP FPM with Apache and Nginx. I see little to no benefit…

“Data is useless without the ability…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Design

"Data is useless without the ability to visualize and act on it." Andrew Coyle writes about the ingredients of a successful data table user interface design. He presents a nice list of design structures, interaction patterns, and techniques.

Clement Vouillon writes about the rise…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Clement Vouillon writes about the rise of bootstrapped SaaS companies, noting reasons why bootstrapping a SaaS company to several million dollars of annual recurring revenue, without raising VC money, is a viable path. Clement outlines the pros and cons of…

Carl Alexander digs deep and shares…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Carl Alexander digs deep and shares some advice on how to work with the WordPress Options API, covering topics from autoloading to actions and filters.

Mika Epstein ran into the perennial…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Mika Epstein ran into the perennial challenge of Genesis child theme users who customize their theme code. Genesis themes are all child themes for the Genesis Framework, which you shouldn't modify. Mika's solution was a grandchild theme plugin to keep…

Does the size and layout of…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Does the size and layout of product grids on an eCommerce site make a difference in usability and sales? Hugo Jenkins attempts to answer this with case studies involving different column and product thumbnail sizes. He found some clear losers…

These productivity tips from François Wouts…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

These productivity tips from François Wouts are directed at procrastinators working from home. François notes that you may need to trick yourself into being productive by removing distractions that require focus. The advice is practical, but what works for him…

WordPress 4.8 to be slim compared to past releases

Brian Krogsgard

May 16, 2017

When I talked with Matt Mullenweg about the three focus areas for 2017 (and perhaps beyond), I kept referring to "releases." Finally Matt said, "You keep saying release; it's not a release. It's all about the functionality and the feature.…

HackerOne opens possibilities for WordPress vulnerability hunting

Brian Krogsgard

May 16, 2017

Security

HackerOne is a popular platform for vulnerability hunting and disclosure, built on a bounty system for properly disclosed software issues. As Aaron Campbell notes on the WordPress blog, "It provides tools that improve the quality and consistency of communication with…